Create Annotation file
The Start Annotating tab lists optional ways you can use to create, copy or read an annotation file for an audio file. Media Annotation overview describes needed files.
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Click the
Sessions tab. -
In the Sessions (left) pane, click the session that has the audio file.
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Add a file or extract an audio file from a video file, if necessary.
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In the right pane, click the
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Rename the audio file to Source, if the file name does not include Source.
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Click the Start Annotating tab.
Be aware that this tab only appears if you have not already started the annotation process.
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If File Conversion Required appears, click Convert to convert a copy of your file to a different file format.
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Select a segmentation method, and then click Get Started.
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Do one of the following:
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To insert segment boundaries using SayMore features, see Use Manual Segmentation Tool, Use Careful Speech Tool or Use auto segmenter.
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If you have ELAN or Audacity files with segments already identified, choose Copy an existing ELAN file or Read an Audacity Label file. Click the file, and then click Open.
A
<name>.<type>.annotations.eaf file is added, and appears subordinate to the parent audio file (example). -
Note
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When a
<name>.wav file is selected the Audio tab is initially displayed.-
After an annotation file (
<name>.<type>.annotations.eaf) is displayed in the session, the Start Annotating tab is not available. -
If you click that annotations (
) file, the Annotations tab is displayed. You can record Careful Speech annotations and Oral Annotations, and work with Transcriptions and Free Translations for the segments. -
Avoid segments with more than one sentence if you will export the data to FLEx.
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